League of Legends Challenger Series

League of Legends Challenger Series
Sport	League of Legends
Founded	2014–2017
Owner(s)	Riot Games
No. of teams	Ten in Europe and Ten in North America
Continents	Europe, North America
Promotion to	League of Legends Championship Series

The League of Legends Challenger Series (CS) were two professional League of Legends leagues, one in Europe (EU CS) and one in North America (NA CS), that were the second highest level of professional League of Legends in those regions. The two highest-placing teams from the Challenger Series played in the League of Legends Promotion Tournament against the two lowest-placing League of Legends Championship Series teams, the winners of which were promoted to the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) in each region, whereas the losers were relegated to the Challenger Series.[1] The league was announced in December 2013 and began play for the Spring 2014 Season.[2] Both the NA and EU CS were discontinued in 2018 in preparation for league franchising.

References

Barker, Ian J. (17 September 2014). "LCS expansion tournament details finally revealed". Dot Esports. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
Sarkar, Samit (3 October 2013). "How the new League of Legends Challenger league will create a pathway to the pros". Polygon. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

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[1] Barker, Ian J. (17 September 2014). "LCS expansion tournament details finally revealed". Dot Esports. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[2] Sarkar, Samit (3 October 2013). "How the new League of Legends Challenger league will create a pathway to the pros". Polygon. Retrieved 7 June 2017.